Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-04-13DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00483-1
Reja Ahmad, Muhammad Salik Uddin, Urooj Amjad, Hasibullah Aminpoor, Muhammad Ahsan, Aafia Imran, Muhammad Zubair Farooq, Abdur Rafay Bilal, Asim Sajjad, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Mubariz, Saad Ahmed Waqas
{"title":"Temporal trends in cardiac arrest and cancer-related mortality among adults in the United States, 1999-2023.","authors":"Reja Ahmad, Muhammad Salik Uddin, Urooj Amjad, Hasibullah Aminpoor, Muhammad Ahsan, Aafia Imran, Muhammad Zubair Farooq, Abdur Rafay Bilal, Asim Sajjad, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Mubariz, Saad Ahmed Waqas","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00483-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-026-00483-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147670921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-04-11DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00464-4
Malak Munir, Ahmed Sayed, Sanam Ghazi, Eric H Yang, Avirup Guha, Narendranath Epperla, Daniel Addison
{"title":"Cardiotoxicity prevention trials in the era of contemporary cancer therapies: a systematic review.","authors":"Malak Munir, Ahmed Sayed, Sanam Ghazi, Eric H Yang, Avirup Guha, Narendranath Epperla, Daniel Addison","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00464-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-026-00464-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147662312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-04-10DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00452-8
Grace M Ferri, Manuel Urina-Jassir, Alexander V Stanisic, Jack M Hensien, Grace Lee, Neal Sullivan, Omar K Siddiqi
{"title":"Finding ferritin footprints in 5-fluorouracil-induced cardiotoxicity.","authors":"Grace M Ferri, Manuel Urina-Jassir, Alexander V Stanisic, Jack M Hensien, Grace Lee, Neal Sullivan, Omar K Siddiqi","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00452-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40959-026-00452-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluoropyrimidines, including 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), used in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, are associated with cardiotoxicity. Although the mechanism of this cardiotoxicity remains unknown, rat models treated with 5-FU have higher iron concentrations in myocardial tissue compared to controls. As a result, we sought to examine whether ferritin could be a clinical biomarker of cardiotoxicity among patients receiving 5-FU-based chemotherapy. We conducted a retrospective chart review on adult patients receiving 5-FU-based intravenous chemotherapy at a single academic center from June 2022 to 2024. Potential cardiotoxicity was defined by obstructive coronary artery disease, new wall motion abnormalities on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), left ventricular ejection fraction decrease ≥10% from pre-treatment TTE, coronary vasospasm, pericardial effusion, or incident heart failure. Of our 93 patients, those with ferritin ≥ 100 ng/mL were nearly 5 times as likely to exhibit potential cardiotoxicity (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 4.7, confidence interval [CI] 1.0-23.5) (Fig. 1A). Similarly, patients with ferritin ≥ 100 ng/mL were approximately 3 times as likely to experience treatment failure (aOR 3.2, CI 1.1-9.7). Based on the apparent relationship between ferritin ≥100 ng/mL, cardiotoxicity, and treatment outcomes, we encourage oncologists to routinely obtain iron studies in addition to pre- and post-treatment TTE among patients receiving 5-FU.</p>","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13067715/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147653853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-04-09DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00478-y
Rochell Issa, Tess Calcagno, Ryan Issa, Rohan Prasad, Patrick Collier, Arianne Agdamag, David C Kaelber, Diego Sadler, Alok A Khorana, Mohamed Kanj, Rohit Moudgil
{"title":"Outcomes associated with left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with cancer-associated atrial fibrillation: a real-world propensity-matched analysis.","authors":"Rochell Issa, Tess Calcagno, Ryan Issa, Rohan Prasad, Patrick Collier, Arianne Agdamag, David C Kaelber, Diego Sadler, Alok A Khorana, Mohamed Kanj, Rohit Moudgil","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00478-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-026-00478-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147637523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-04-06DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00469-z
Gergana O Drumeva, Anne-Flore Plane, Daniil R Petrenyov, Paula A B Ribeiro, Cen Chen, Jean N DaSilva, François B Tournoux
{"title":"Improvement of cardiac function by Ivabradine in a doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy murine model is associated with a normal renal angiotensin II type I receptor expression but not with a reduction in fibrosis.","authors":"Gergana O Drumeva, Anne-Flore Plane, Daniil R Petrenyov, Paula A B Ribeiro, Cen Chen, Jean N DaSilva, François B Tournoux","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00469-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-026-00469-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147627266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-03-28DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00479-x
Nuri Lee, Yoojin Kim, Hyukjin Park
{"title":"Intrapericardial corticosteroid therapy for recurrent malignant pericardial effusion: a case series.","authors":"Nuri Lee, Yoojin Kim, Hyukjin Park","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00479-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40959-026-00479-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13151154/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147527184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardio-oncologyPub Date : 2026-03-19DOI: 10.1186/s40959-026-00470-6
Alice Pozza, Elena Bennati, Nicoletta Bertorello, Anna Balducci, Gabriele Rinelli, Arcangelo Prete, Rossella Mura
{"title":"Paediatric cardio-oncology: strengths and challenges in developing a collaborative care pathway between oncologists and cardiologists. The Italian experience.","authors":"Alice Pozza, Elena Bennati, Nicoletta Bertorello, Anna Balducci, Gabriele Rinelli, Arcangelo Prete, Rossella Mura","doi":"10.1186/s40959-026-00470-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40959-026-00470-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9804,"journal":{"name":"Cardio-oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13130443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147479924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}